Smith v. City of Shreveport

|, Plaintiff, Cordaryl Smith, sued the City of Shreveport, Shreveport Police Department, Chief Mike Campbell, Officer J.M. White, Officer K.W. Duck, and other unnamed officers (collectively referred to herein as “the City”) for injuries he allegedly sustained during his apprehension and arrest by Officers White and Duck. Following a bench trial, the trial judge ruled in favor of Smith, awarded general damages in the amount of $10,000 and special damages in the amount of $400.93. The trial judge then apportioned fault, allocating 51 percent of the fault to the officers and 49 percent of the…